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Shinobi

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72%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
72% User Score Based on 142 reviews
Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

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About Shinobi

Shinobi is a single player and multiplayer arcade hack and slash game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by SEGA and was released on November 16, 1987. It received neutral reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

Shinobi is a side-scrolling action game by Sega released for the Game Gear in 1991. It was the first Shinobi game developed specifically for a portable game platform.

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Games Like Shinobi

Looking for games like Shinobi? Here are top arcade hack and slash recommendations with a fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Ganryu 2, Avenger Bird or Dragon Climax.

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72%Audience ScoreBased on 142 reviews
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60%Critics’ scoreBased on 2 critic reviews
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Frequently Asked Questions

Shinobi is a arcade hack and slash game with fantasy theme. Common tags for Shinobi include free to play and 2d.

Shinobi is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Web Browser, Xbox 360 and others.

Shinobi was released on November 16, 1987.

Shinobi was developed by SEGA.

Shinobi has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players disliked Shinobi for its graphics.

Shinobi is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include Ganryu 2, Avenger Bird, Dragon Climax, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound, Wife Quest and others.